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27Aug.
2014

Torture Echoing Through Dancers' Bodies: Academia and the Arts Community Jointly Call on the Prosecutor-General to File an Extraordinary Appeal – Press Conference on the Extraordinary Appeal in the Chiou Ho-shun Case

Tsai Jui-yueh Culture Foundation, Judicial Reform Foundation

Between 1949 and 1987, Taiwan was under martial law. The judiciary under the authoritarian regime was not an…

27Aug.
2014

Do Not Let Political Rhetoric Drown Out Chiang Yi-hua's Judicial Trial

Shen P'o-yang / Attorney-at-Law

On March 24, 2014, when unarmed citizens were beaten and groaning on the ground in front of the Executive Yuan, the…

25Aug.
2014

Social Movements Are a Long and Painful Road: Ch'en Ch'u-hai: Persistence Brings Hope

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Over the past year or so, civic consciousness has awakened in Taiwanese society, with a growing number of groups caring…

21Aug.
2014

Before Throwing Stones at Kai Ko

Kao Jung-chih / Attorney, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

A hypothetical script: "The Chinese authorities want to discipline a film and television tycoon because he is too…

20Aug.
2014

The Serious Significance of K'o Chen-t'ung's Arrest

Hsu Wei-chun / Executive Committee Member, Judicial Reform Foundation

The arrest of K'o Chen-t'ung in Beijing for alleged drug involvement has become the hottest "gossip" news of the past…

20Aug.
2014

Thank Goodness There Are Still Attorneys to Defend "Bad Guys"

Fang Chieh (Freelance Writer)

"Why are you willing to defend a bad guy?" is a question many criminal defense attorneys are frequently asked. Geir…

19Aug.
2014

Recognizing and Removing Human Rights Barriers

Hsu Yu-hsiu / Former Grand Justice

Both the Moot Constitutional Court and the actual Constitutional Court deal with human rights cases; however, compared…

18Aug.
2014

Where Do Massive Wiretaps Go?

Hou T'ing-ch'ang / Judge, Taiwan High Court Tainan Branch Court

According to data from the Judicial Yuan, the total number of communications surveillance applications accepted by…

14Aug.
2014

Sexual Assault, Gas Explosions, Accountability, and the Compensations by the State Act

Kao Jung-chih / Attorney, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

Conversely, these civil servants receive the utmost attention and protection from the State. Administrative…